I am well aware that most people think I am crazy about my taste in movies and the scores I give to certain movies. I’ve said it time and time again that some of the Academy’s choices for Best Picture are head-scratchers, and I know for a fact that I am not the only one … More Marty (1955)
If you have been reading our reviews on Academy Award Best Pictures for the last month, there is a theme that I keep harping on. How could some of these rather subpar, uninteresting, boring movies win so many awards? I’ve argued that a handful of films in the last decade barely deserved the honour they … More Terms of Endearment (1983)
Out of Africa was a movie I would have probably avoided my entire life had it not been a Best Picture winner in 1985. Meryl Streep and Robert Redford star in this compelling drama about life in Africa before the First World War. Karen Blixen (Streep) is a Danish girl who finds herself getting married … More Out of Africa (1985)
The very first Oscar ceremony happened in 1929, and celebrated films were released between 1927 and 1928. Within a year, All Quiet on the Western Front was released to the masses and took home the coveted statue in 1931, becoming just the third Best Picture winner. All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the struggles … More All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Please stop me if you heard this one… Sean Bean walks onto a movie set… That opening was pretty lame, but so was the outcome for Don’t Say a Word, which starred Bean as the bad guy. His target this time around is not a king or the king’s army. Instead, it’s a girl in … More Don’t Say a Word (2001)
When we sat down to watch Frankenweenie (for the second time ever) on Disney Plus, little did we know that there was a Frankenweenie short from 1984! Just when I thought Tim Burton came up with all these ideas on his own, I was wrong. A Frankenweenie story already existed, which really throws a wrench … More Frankenweenie (2012)
Just the other day, I sat down to watch The Orphanage, which my wife recommended to me. She wanted to pick a few horror movies for me to watch on my own, and this was one of them. I was up to the challenge until I realized this film was directed by Guillermo del Toro … More El Orfanato (2007)
It is pretty safe to say that we’ve all had a best friend of the opposite sex. We’ve also all been in love. Sometimes those two don’t go together; it is just fate. No matter what kind of relationship you have with your best friend, you should always support their decisions and put your feelings … More The Switch (2010)
In my house, my wife has a list of movies she vows to never watch again. Just recently, that list grew by one. Billy Madison joins a shortlist of films that includes Wicker Park and Tommy Boy. If I was lucky enough, she would be open to watching Tommy Boy again, however, would go to … More Billy Madison (1995)
Six years after Richard Gere and Diane Lane witness their marriage fall apart in Unfaithful, the pair reunite for a second chance at love in this Nicholas Sparks story. Nights in Rodanthe is a classic Sparks tale where he kills off one of the main characters. Some can say this story is tragic, and they … More Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
